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Tag: Plain Talk About Food

Plain Talk About Food | The Power of Flour

“Almost Heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River,” … sang vocalist John Denver As a little girl from the “southside” of Aberdeen, Wash., almost...

Plain Talk About Food | A Place to Call Home

“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Eighteen years ago my sweet Hubby Norm and I, after months...

Plain Talk About Food | The Secret of Aunt Betty’s ‘Crust...

Summer fruit season is upon us as those beautiful peaches, pears, plums and now apples are showing up at the local farmers markets. Sadly,...

Plain Talk About Food | Elegant Ladies

In Washington State, fresh Elberta peaches would begin appearing in local markets in September, but in July, in California, we have just begun to...

Plain Talk About Food | Haloke, a Gift From the Creator

My Uncle Eli, having been born in Stavanger, Norway, had fishing in his blood, so to speak, and for as long as I knew...

Plain Talk About Food | The Way We Were

Even though my kids are all-grown-up, nothing pleases me more than hearing them tell me how much they love my cooking, and often they...

Plain Talk About Food | Honor Thy Father…

As a small child and living with my elderly uncle and aunt, I gave little thought to my absent father until it was time...

Plain Talk About Food | There’s Something About Chickens

Growing up in the 1940s, every household in my family included a chicken coop in the backyard. And when families came together for holidays...

Plain Talk About Food | Jumping Frogs

“If the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing...

Plain Talk About Food | Soup/Salad and Let’s Talk

Having been raised by my elderly aunt who ran a boarding house for the workers at the nearby sawmill in the small town of...

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Road project on Highway 9 in Felton continues next week

A project to construct sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways and retaining walls on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools...